Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Sony bows down to North Korea...

With theater chains defecting en masse, Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled the planned Christmas Day release of “The Interview.”
In announcing the decision to cancel the holiday debut, Sony hit back
at the hackers who threatened movie theaters and moviegoers and who
have terrorized the studio and its employees for weeks.
“Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private
emails and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our
spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie
they did not like,” the statement reads.
“We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the
distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company,
our employees, and the American public,” it continues. “We stand by our
filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely
disappointed by this outcome.”
The studio did not say it would never release the picture theatrically. Insiders tell Variety
that Sony is exploring all options, including offering the picture on
premium video-on-demand as a way to recoup at least some of its
investment.